FAQ - or 'Where do I go for . . .?'

Are you looking for something and not sure what office to go to? The following directory should point you in the right direction.

• Abatements (Real Est., Pers. Prop. & Excise) Assessors
• Abutters List Assessors
• Accepted Street Records Town Clerk
• Appeals Decisions/Periods Town Clerk
• Appointments to Boards/Committees Selectmen
• “Approval Not Required” Plan Planning Board
• Archery Stamps Town Clerk
• Articles for Annual & Special Town Meetings Selectmen
• Assessment Information Assessors
• Auctioneer’s License Town Clerk
• Beach Monitoring (Water) Board of Health
• Beach Passes (Cherry & Webb & East Beach) Town Clerk
• Births, Deaths & Marriage Records Town Clerk
• Boat Ramp Permits (State Ramp-Rt. 88) Town Clerk
• (Town Ramp-Hix Bridge Road) Selectmen
• Building Permits Building Department
• Burial Permits Town Clerk
• Burning Permits Fire Department
• Business Certificates Town Clerk
• Car Dealers’ License (1,2,3 & 4) Selectmen
• Cemetery Lots (Purchase) Cemetery Department
• Census Registrar of Voters
• Certificate of Inspections Building Department
• Constables Bonds Town Clerk
• Construction Procedures Building Department
• Dog Complaints Dog Officer
• Dog Licenses Town Clerk
• Dump Permit (Landfill) Board of Health
• Elections Town Clerk
• Electrical Permits Building Department
• Exemptions Assessors
• Firearms ID (License to Carry) Police Department
• Flood Maps Town Clerk/Building Dept.
• Food Service Establishments Board of Health
• General By-Laws (Town) Town Clerk
• Homestead Act Registry of Deeds (New Bedford)
• Hunting, Fishing & Sporting Licenses Town Clerk
• Land, Subdivision of Planning Board
• Liquor Licenses Selectmen
• Marriage License Town Clerk
• Massage Parlor Permits Board of Health
• Meeting Notices Town Clerk
• Moorings/Mooring Fees Harbormaster
• Monitoring of Animals/Stables/Piggery Board of Health</li>

• Notary Public Town Clerk
• Parking Tickets Selectmen
• Perc Tests Board of Health
• Plumbing & Gas Permits Building Department
• Physician Certificates Town Clerk
• Plot Plans (Real Estate) Assessors
• Pole Location Approvals Selectmen
• Pole Petitions Town Clerk
• Primitive Firearms Stamps Town Clerk
• Raffle/Bazaar Permits Town Clerk
• Real Estate Deeds Registry of Deeds (New Bedford)
• Real Estate Information Assessors
• Recycling Center/Transfer Station Board of Health
• Road Construction & Layouts Planning Board
• Road Repair/Maintenance Highway Department
• Septic Systems Board of Health
• Shellfish & Scallop Licenses Town Clerk
• Snow Plowing/Removal Highway Department
• Street Maps Town Clerk
• Subdivision Rules & Regulations /Planning Board
• Swimming Pools Building Department
• Street List Book (Census) Registrar of Voters
• Tax Title Property Treasurer
• Title 5 Regulations Board of Health
• Town Meeting Records
• Town Reports Selectmen
• Trailer Permits Selectmen
• Variance Application (Zoning Board)
• Voter Registration Registrar of Voters/
• Waterfowl Stamps
• Wetland By-Laws/Regulations Conservation Commission
• Wetland Site Inspections Conservation Commission
• Yard Sale Permits Building Department
• Zoning By-Laws (Develop & Revise) Planning Board
• Zoning By-Law Regulations Books/Maps Town Clerk
• Zoning Officer Building Department